86-year-old man stabbed to death in Virginia rehab center; roommate charged
01/17/2020 11:31 am PST
via WTVR:
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -- An 86-year-old man was killed at ManorCare Health Services in Richmond.
The victim, identified by Richmond Police as 86-year-old Robert M. Willoughby, was reportedly killed by his roommate at the Northside nursing and rehab center, sources told WTVR.
Those same sources said Willoughby had been arguing with his roommate about smoking in the room.
The roommate, sources said, killed Willoughby with a knife. The roommate, Lynwood L. Main, 65, was taken into custody without incident, according to Richmond Police. He was charged with second-degree murder.
A search of court records found Main had a criminal record and was once a patient at Central State Hospital, a hospital that houses people suffering from mental illness.
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